Di Maio: «We are allocating 300 million to support exports. It’s time to focus on the more mature markets» ( Il Sole24 Ore)

«Our exports of goods and services are a strategic foreign policy priority for our Government, since they represent the most dynamic sector for producing wealth and account for 32% of the GDP. Clearly, Italian businesses are faced with great difficulties and need to overcome significant challenges in complex scenarios, also in the light of the […]

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Minister Di Maio meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić

During his trip to Belgrade the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a meeting with the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, to whom he stressed that the visit was taking place in the spirit of great friendship that unites Italy and Serbia. The Minister also confirmed that cooperation between the two […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Italian community in Serbia

During his mission to Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held a meeting with the representatives of the Italian community and the players of the Italian Cultural and Economic System in Serbia, emphasising the goal of ensuring the continuity and strength of Italian projects in Serbia, with a view […]

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Nuclear Energy: joint effort to avoid terrorist threat, Sereni said

“We need a common vision against the threat of nuclear terrorism” has stated the Vice Minister Marina Sereni speaking in Vienna at the Third International Conference on Nuclear Safety, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea). “We must make every effort – added Sereni – to minimise the vulnerability of nuclear plants and nuclear […]

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Nuclear Energy: Joint effort to avoid terrorist threat, Sereni said

“We need a common vision against the threat of nuclear terrorism” has stated the Vice Minister Marina Sereni speaking in Vienna at the Third International Conference on Nuclear Safety, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea). “We must make every effort – added Sereni – to minimise the vulnerability of nuclear plants and nuclear […]

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Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić

During his mission to Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, during which he confirmed that Italy will support Serbia, in connection with its EU accession process. Minister Di Maio also highlighted the strategic importance of the Italian-Serbian partnership, […]

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Antonella Cavallari appointed new Secretary General of IILA

  On the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, the Council of Delegates of the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) formalised the appointment of the Minister Plenipotentiary Antonella Cavallari – current Central Director for Latin American and Caribbean Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – to serve as […]

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Meeting Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pryistaiko

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Pryistaiko today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Farnesina. Here for the live press conference >>

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London: cinema Made in Italy festival

The usual Made in Italy film festival returns to London. The Lumière cinema in South Kensington, curated by the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà in Rome and with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, will offer a programme that includes recently produced films as well as film classics. It begins with IF ONLY (Magari) by […]

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Thessaloniki: Fine Notte Exhibition of the Italian sculptor Finotti

It opened last February 7th in Thessaloniki, at the presence of the Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, a great exhibition of the Italian sculptor Novello Finotti. The exhibition (“Fine Notte. Το τέλος της νύχτας”) hosted by the Teloglion Foundation and organized as part of the “Tempo Forte Italia Ελλάδα 2020” initiative of the Italian Embassy […]

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Mission of Minister Luigi Di Maio to Belgrade, Skopje and Pristina (10-11 February 2020)

  The Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio will be on a mission to the Western Balkans. This afternoon he will be in Serbia for institutional meetings. Tomorrow he will visit North Macedonia and Kosovo.   Stop in Belgrade Minister Di Maio meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of Serbia, […]

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Note by the Foreign Ministry – Libya

The Italian government today sent to the Libyan authorities its proposal for reviewing and updating the bilateral Memorandum of 2017 on cooperation in the field of migration. The text introduces some important innovations aimed at enhancing protection of the migrants, asylum seekers and, in particular, vulnerable people who are the victims of illegal trafficking through […]

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